Tag: Business

Korea Tech Desk

Kakao Weighs Daum Exit, Upstage Emerges as Strategic Buyer: A Push Toward AI-Centric Platform Strategy

Korea’s platform economy is entering a moment of quiet reckoning. As legacy internet assets lose strategic gravity, artificial intelligence and proprietary data are becoming the new […]
December 23rd, 2025
Korea Tech Desk

Korea Rewires 2026 Startup & SME Funding System: Demand-Driven Policy, AI Fast Track, and Regional Growth Push

Korea’s startup and SME policy is shifting away from headline numbers toward operational precision. In its 2026 funding blueprint, the government is redesigning how capital reaches […]
December 23rd, 2025
Techpoint Africa

The best tech skills to learn in 2026 

The best tech skills to learn in 2026 The best tech skills to learn in 2026 will be shaped by rapid AI adoption, automation, and the […]
December 22nd, 2025
TechCabal

Here is why bank transfers in Nigeria will cost more from 2026

This is Follow the Money, our weekly series that unpacks the earnings, business, and scaling strategies of African fintechs and financial institutions. A new edition drops every […]
December 22nd, 2025
Techpoint Africa

10 Top African Startup Accelerators: Funding & Support in 2025

In 2016, Nigerian fintech Paystack joined Y Combinator for its winter batch, becoming one of the earliest African startups to break into the famed accelerator. Just […]
December 22nd, 2025
Korea Tech Today

Kakao in Talks to Sell Daum, With AI Startup Upstage as Top Contender

Proposed deal highlights Kakao’s restructuring drive and Upstage’s push for data and scale Kakao is pressing ahead with efforts to divest Daum, a move that would […]
December 22nd, 2025
Techpoint Africa

OneDosh Launches in the United States and Nigeria, Powering a New Era of Borderless Payments

OneDosh today announced the launch of its cross-border payments platform in the United States and Nigeria, activating its first major payment corridor and marking a significant […]
December 22nd, 2025
EU-Startups

“Quietly” scaling up: Finland’s Aisti secures €20 million EIB loan to accelerate bio-based acoustic tile production

Jyväskylä-based startup Aisti has secured €20 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to expand production of its bio-based noise-reducing tiles for buildings.  The financing […]
December 22nd, 2025
Korea Tech Today

Konnect Emerges on Top at KSGC 2025 in Korea’s Inbound Tech Drive

Korea’s flagship startup programme highlights a shift toward practical, market-ready solutions for a globalising economy The K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) 2025 Demo Day, held on December […]
December 22nd, 2025
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